Shoe.



C. R. MARVIN, JR.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22. 1916.

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CHARLES R. MARVIN, JR., OF BEDDING, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRDTO ALFRED P. W. SEAMAN AND ONE-THIRD T0 ARCHILBALD EWING STEVENSON, BOTHOF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 22, 1916. Serial No. 92,830.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES R. MARVIN, J12. of Bedding, in the county'ofFairfield, and in the State of Connecticut, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Shoes, and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention has been to provide an improvement in shoes,whereby the shoe may be more readily laced than heretofore, and in whichthe lacing shall have a neater appearance, and be less likely to comeunlaced than in prior shoes, and to such ends my invention consists inthe shoe hereinafter specified.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a plan new of a left shoeembodying my invention as seen from above by a person wearing it, theshoe being partly laced;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the shoe completely laced;

Fig. 3 is a view of the inside of the shoe top showing the lacingpassing into the shoe and beneath the lining to and out of the hole F;and 2 Fig. i is a section on line 4.- l of Fig. 2.

My invention is capable of embodiment in various forms and theillustrated embodiment is therefore to be taken as typical only, and myinvention is not to be restricted thereto.

In the illustrated embodiment, one end of the shoe lace is to befastened at one of the lowermost eyelets or hooks, and in the presentinstance, I have shown it fastened by passing the tip A through theeyelet and causing it to lie crosswise of the shoe. In order that thetip may not cause discomfort,

it may be flattened, or the tip may be replaced by a thin washer securedto the end of the shoe lace. The other end of the shoe lace is thenpassed through the opposite eyelet B, preferably from above, and iszig-zagged across in any desired manner through the various eyelets. Itis then preferably engaged under the lowermost right-hand lacing hook Cand is passed back and forth under each alternating hook until itreaches the top of the 'shoe, when the lace is returned to the bottom ofthe lacing hooks by using the hooks not previously used, and a loop orslack portion D is preferably formed between the'lowermost right-handhook C and v the uppermost left-hand eyelet E, after passing under saidlowermost right-hand hook and through said uppermost left-hand eyelet E.The lace is passed through the eyelet E into the interior of the shoeand near the top of the shoe is passed out through a hole F. Ipreferably cause the lace to pass between the lining of the shoe and theleather of the upper, so that the lining will conceal the lace andprotect the ankle of the wearer from it. This detail of construction isshown in Fig. 8. A knot G, or washer, or other enlargement is formed onthe lace to prevent its being drawn backward through the hole F. Totighten the lace, the loops between the eyelets may be successivelytaken up, and the slack thus formed is taken up, and the two sets oflacing hooks drawn together as tightly as desired by pulling upon theloop D with the right hand, the said loop forming an ample finger-holdto effectively tighten the shoe upon the foot and ankle. The free end Hof the lace is then drawn upon to take up the loop D and the lacing ofthe shoe is complete. The friction of the lace upon the hooks, and itsfriction between the stocking and the inside of the shoe top, issufiicient to prevent the shoe lace from becoming unfastened, withoutthe tying of any knot whatever. As a matter of neatness, the free end Hmay be engaged under a small clip I, which can be provided on the backor other part of the top of the shoe.

To unlace the shoe, it is only necessary to free the end H from the wireclip (if one is used) and to again form the loop D by drawing upon theportion of the lace between the hook C and the eyelet E, and then thelace can be very readily disengaged from all the hooks, enabling thehooked portion of the shoe tops to be opened and providing slack, ifdesired, for loosening the portions of the lace passing through theeyelets.

The construction for the right shoe is precisely the same as for theleft shoe, except that it is reversed so as to bring the opening F andfree end of the lace upon the outside of the ankle.

It will be observedthat my shoe has a very neat appearance. No free endsor knots are visible from the front of the shoe.

My shoe can be laced with the greatest ease, it not being necessary totie any knots whatever.

The construction is readily applied to Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

withinv the shoe, handg having a-fnee-end comshoes as made today, theonly change neces sary being the formation of the hole F, and providingthe clip I.

I claim:

1. A shoe comprising the combination of lace-engaging devices below theankle, hook'sabove the ankle, a lace having one end engaging; the hooksand'*- passing alternately back and forth in an upward direction, andsimilarly returning, the lace then passing gaging devices adjacent themeeting edges intermediateportions" ofsaid lacing engaging sa=iddevices,the-remainder of said lacing passing through a hole in the shoeupperBetween the upper and the shoe lining, and then outwardly, so as toleave free the remaining end of the lacing.

111,. testimony. that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set'my hand.

ES R, MARVIN, J R- Witnesses MASONYWHEELER, S. LAURENCE MILLER.

ing, out at: the top, of the, shoe, the: portion of 7 they laeewithinthe shoe passing, between the, lining and the upper.

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